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I must be odd as I like turning acrylics as much as timber. I developed my own style of turning & finishing which makes it easy. I always tell newbies to practice on pine. It’s cheap & plentiful. If you can turn pine then you can turn nearly anything & if it turns out well then you have a nice pen. The grain in pine can be quite pleasing, especially xcut grain. If you ruin it, it’s cheap enough to throw away. It’s better than ruining your more expensive blanks.


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